The Osceola times., 1887-02-05
CHARMING GOWNS.
Fashionable Ladies' Robes for Morning NE
Afternoon Wear.

fashionable Ladies' Robes for Morning sne
Afternoon Wear.
About the prettiest dresses now to be
seen in the work rooms OF the fashiona-
BILE modiste are those intended specially
for house wear, and are known vari.
ously as negligees, tea gowns ana
matinees when made in costly and
dainty fabrics, while those In less OK,
pensive materials are simply called
morning robes and house dresses.
As beautiful as dream is one OF the
matinees of striped cream-gauze,
worked by hand all over with flowers
in silk of the subdued colorings OF two
hundred years ago. 1t is made in the
Directoire style over faille Francaise,
and is fancifully trimmed with the
frivolite ribbon, and another in red
velvet is trimmed with hounces OF white
silk embroidered in red.
A negligee, elegant enough for a
ball-dress, is Of apricot broche, covered
with pale blue birds. The front drap-
cry. in blue, is veiled by Limerick lace,
TO which tint of apricot has been i'm
parted, and the large pearl pompons
are in colors to correspond.
In Merveilleux in linchen shade is q
lovely tea gown, with long angel
sleeves open to the top of the arm to
show lining of tapestry brocade, the
figure on the costly stuff being tulips in
pompadour shadings on soft pink
The loose kangaroo front of brocade Is
draped on each side with a scarf OF
linchen, faced with pink. These unite
below the knee on the left side and tor
inmate with bow and ends, on which
are shown large pompons of pink pearls
tipped with linchens.
A useful and stylish house dress is OF
cashmere in new blue shade, trim
med with canary-colored ribbon and
cream lace. The short, round skirt
falls in large, full pleats, and the fiat
front is crossed by draped ribbons.
These ribbons are fastened in each side
by two loops of the same ribbon. The
Jacket of cashmere is cut after tight
fitting jacket, having back and side
bodices, with fullness at the seams be-
low the waist TO allow for pleated fans
at the three seams of the back. The
front. which has darts, opens over a
peated ehemise of lace crossed by two
ribbons. The lace is pleated over Il
corsage front of lining; the front is
closed at the center and is fastened to
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shoulder seams The half long sleeves
have pleated lace revere and bow at the
forearm, and the straight collar covered
by rolling collar of pleated lace is
closed under bow Of narrow ribbon.
Among the odd woolen gowns for
home wear is one in brown with panels
of fancy check. 1t is laced across the
front, and the velvet revers and cuffs
and are braided with gold. The new
fashionable Swiss belts are generally
worn with full-smocked bodices, which
are very becoming to 1.-THE figures.
Another new house dress is made OF
new fancy woolen cloth in carme-
lite brown, is lined throughout with
silk. From the yoke at the neck fall
cream folds of clairette in an unbro-
ken line to the feet, and the narrow
sleeves have white turn-back cuffs. A
demure and becoming gown this fol
pretty woman.
Also for home wear is neat dress Of
soft wooden goods and surah. The tab
lier or front of the silk is bordered
with band of plush applique. The
Princess overdress of wooden stuff ha,
double revers, finished with plush. Al
each side of skirt is cluster of plaits
and the back is gracefully draped.-
Philadelphia Times.